Amid strained relations between Russia and the U.S., one of the areas of cooperation that is still thriving is university partnerships like that of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology ( Skoltech ), a private graduate research university set up...
In his latest column for VentureBeat.com , Valery Komissarov, a VC at the Skolkovo Foundation, outlines the top three areas in space tech investment right now. One of the most attractive areas for investors right now is satellite imagery analytics, says...
Earth observation is the main area of investment among space-related VCs right now, writes Valery Komissarov, a VC at the Skolkovo Foundation, in an article for VentureBeat.com . A chart showing investment in earth observation startups and other investment...
Moscow hosted the world’s first ever international Cybathlon today, as children and adults flocked to the city to compete to move everyday objects around using prosthetic hands, British newspaper The Sun reported on August 13. At the event, prosthesis...
Established with the hope of bringing Russia’s powerful tech know-how to the world and encouraging entrepreneurship, Skolkovo is working to overcome the hurdles, writes Geektime . The Skolkovo Technopark is due to open next month. Photo: Sk.ru....
Valery Komissarov, a VC at the Skolkovo Foundation, shares his thoughts on the latest trends in the space industry and the most up-and-coming space startups around the world with VentureBeat . Photo: Pexels.com. I’m a VC at Russia’s...
Finding new ways of commercially exploiting satellites already in orbit, while creating economic value in the process: this is the goal of the research being carried out by Alessandro Golkar, Interim Director of the Space Center and Associate Professor at the...
SportTechie focuses on Navigine , a resident of the Skolkovo Foundation's IT cluster, as part of its startup profile series. The original article can be found here : Navigine's software enables precise positioning in indoor spaces. Company...
Who goes into robotics nowadays, and how prepared are they for today’s challenges? How well prepared are our universities for training specialists? What’s the survival rate for robotics startups? Chelyabinsky Obzor talked about all this and more...
Albert Yefimov, head of the Skolkovo Foundation's Robotics Center, has written an article for thedisruptory.com, an online resource devoted to innovative technology including robotics, on the Russian robotics industry, popular attitudes to robots in Russia...
Russia's Skolkovo Innovation Center has successfully printed a functioning organ, using a bioprinter developed by one of its researchers, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday, citing Skolkovo Foundation Vice President Kirill Kaem. "Our researcher...
Ahead of his appearance at the Innorobo Keynote in Paris in May, Albert Yefimov, head of the Skolkovo Foundation's Robotics Centre , gave an interview to TheDisruptory, a website devoted to disruptive innovations from around the world. Image: thedisruptory...